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The sociological perspective
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helps one to look at their own world in a different light.
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Sociologists stress that a person's ideas and desires are
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highly influenced by their social groups.
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Sociology sees itself as
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the scientific study of society.
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Which of the following is a natural science
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physics
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Sociology views the development of generalizations
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as one of its' principle goals.
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Sociologists would consider
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all realms of human life to be legitimate avenues to explore.
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Sociology, as a science, emerged
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in the middle of the 1800s.
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Sociology grew out of what?
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grew out of social upheaval.
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Which founder of sociology would least consider himself a sociologist
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Karl Marx
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What group would Durkheim relate to having a higher rate of suicide than others
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Protestants
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Recent research on suicide shows that
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whites and African Americans commit suicide in similar ways.
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How did Max Weber view realigion?
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saw religion as a central force in social change.
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By applying notions of both social facts and Verstehen, sociological research has found that more Americans are born on ________ than any other day of the week
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Tuesday
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Sociology first took root in the United States at
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the University of Kansas and the University of Chicago.
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The department of sociology that dominated the early formation of sociology in the United States was at
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the University of Chicago.
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All of the following combine the role of sociologist with the role of social reformer EXCEPT
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Talcott Parsons.
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American sociology shifted away from an emphasis on social reform to that of the development and testing of social theory in the
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1940s.
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A major difference between those who practice basic sociology and those who practice applied sociology is that
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a doctorate is not necessary in order to work as an applied sociologist
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A general statement of explanation of how two or more things are related to one another is
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a theory.
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To understand society, functionalists say that we need to look at
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both structure and function.
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The founder of conflict theory was
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Karl Marx.
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Karl Marx felt that the key to human history is understanding
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class struggle.
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The theoretical perspective that is usually associated with micro level analysis is
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symbolic interactionism.
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As of today, the unrivaled center of the discipline of sociology on a world scale is found in
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4) the United States.
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